Blog - Pete Brown

Where were you while we were getting pie?

8th March 2019 | Books, Pie Fidelity, Pies

In case you hadn’t noticed, this week is British Pie Week. It’s also just four weeks until my next book, Pie Fidelity, is published....

Three Examples of Why Some Good Beers Cost More

23rd February 2019 | Beer, Brewing, Budweiser Budvar, Cantillon, Lager, Miracle Brew, Water, Yeast

One of the biggest frustrations for brewers is when people who self-identify as lovers of good beer insist that it should always, without exception,...

Book out-take: what bacon rolls tell us about the decline of civilization

18th February 2019 | Bacon, Books, Food, Pie Fidelity

It’s seven weeks until the launch of my new book. Pie Fidelity sees me branching out from beer and cider writing into food and...

Fuller Love: The Beery Heart and the Head for Business

28th January 2019 | Beer, Craft Beer, Fuller's, London, The Business End

Fuller’s is selling its beer portfolio to Asahi. The commercial logic of this is undeniable. The issue is, many of us place sentimentality above...

What Ails Cask Ale? Part 3 of 3

20th November 2018 | Beer, Cask ale, Cask report, Craft Beer

"In terms of solving the issues cask faces in the trade, the answers are pretty simple."

The Market for Flavourful Beer

14th November 2018 | Beer, Cask ale, Cask report, Craft Beer

When trying to categorise beer, it may be time to drop subtle distinctions – because there are signs the beer drinker already has. I’ve...

Bass Ale is back. I wish I were more delighted.

12th November 2018 | Beer, IPA, Marketing

A new press release about the rejuvenation of Britain’s most famous ever beer brand causes more problems than it solves. I don’t go out...

What Ails Cask Ale? Part Two

24th October 2018 | Beer, CAMRA, Cask ale, Cask report

After talking last week about some general attitudes and behaviours around cask ale, this week I’m focusing in on the sense I got from...

What Ails Cask Ale? (Part One)

15th October 2018 | Beer, CAMRA, Cask ale, Cask report

The latest edition of the Cask Report has prompted quite the debate around the plight and possible future of cask. I didn’t write the...

Where were you while we were getting pie?

Three Examples of Why Some Good Beers Cost More

Book out-take: what bacon rolls tell us about the decline of civilization

Fuller Love: The Beery Heart and the Head for Business

What Ails Cask Ale? Part 3 of 3

The Market for Flavourful Beer

Bass Ale is back. I wish I were more delighted.

What Ails Cask Ale? Part Two

What Ails Cask Ale? (Part One)

My Latest Book

Miracle Brew: Adventures in the Nature of Beer

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